Daily Republican., 1887-10-11
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CorrssDoAdsacs Of the REPUBLICAN,.
Our lstter Of Septem Der 30 took us mn
70 she close OF the National Encamp.
mont at St: Lodis. altar which most of
tne coHrad returned - soon o. they
oouid got on TO their homes, but many
OF then, myself included, took advsn.
tage Of the ohesp rates offered BY the
fAlfosde 10 visit many Of the famous
batttcholds Of the southwest
oA Saturday, Ostob' /, visited the
oyciorsms OF the battle OF Missionary
Rhee, formerly on exhibition In Phila.
oelphia, and on Sunday morning start.
cd on an excursion Wis tho Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, the train being trnn,.
ported across the 0 1io river ct Cairo BIZ
transfer steamers, one Of which vas
named after q. 8. McOombs of our city.
oow deceased.
We reached Corinth at Q D. m, and
walked over some of tho old battle
fields surrounding the town, on which
were still to be seen remains of RIA
pits and forts built twenty -four years
sgc; were also within sieht teen miies OF
the battle neld OF PittsburR LANDING.
where over 70 COO Union dead lie buried
In the National cemetery, and which
want OF time and proper conveyancss
prevented us from visiting. At / o. m.
Monday we boarded o train on ths
Memphis q Charleston Railroad,
passing through Decatur, Stevenson
and other interesting towns made fa-
nous during the war, and after Q very
interesting ride through very pic
tureeQue mountain scenery, the lstter
part Of which We vie wed from the rear
part Of the bind car; rea shed Chatts.
noogA ct Q . m
OhassaDoo IL . rapidly growing and
enterpririnR city OF 40, 900 inha abitants
on the bAnks of the Tennessee r!ysr.
and Is very anxious to have the Ma.
tional Encampment Of the G. A. r. ro
meet there Boop. 1t has several lines oil
street cars, one of which we took for
Lookout Mountain getting off the car
at the foot OF an inclined cable railroad
which took US up nearly to the top OF
Lookout, where We were transferred to
. narrow gauge railroad which took us
several miles along the top Of Lookou.
Mountain. Here We spent an hour
RI bling around among the old rife
pits and obtained splendid view OF
the surrounding valleys 1900 feet be
low, and other mountains In the dis
tanoe. We then returned 20 the city,
and took the Union Steam Railway,
| which gave Ne long ride around the
suburbs TO the foot of Missionary
Ridgs, whore We changed to the trso-
tion railroad which takes US up the side
Of the mountain to within ten minutes
walk of what was Gen. Bragg's bead.
q uartera during the battle Of Missit nary
Ridxe
The house shown on the cyclorama ia
entirely removed, lis location being
marked by q tree standing close by, and
there are very few signs Of the entrench.
ments left. After viewing various parts
Of the battlefields to our entire salts &C.
sion. we returned to Chattanooga by q
different route, passing Bear the Ma.
tionAl Cemetery which 10 very beauti.
fully situated, and contains the remains
OF moro than 12 900 Union soldiers. We
left Chattanooga on our return to st
Louis ct 80 p. m. Monday, the railroad
officials having prom ised TO land us In
St Louis at Z 10 p. m. Tuesday, In time
TO see the celebrated Vefled Prophet
parade, bat We were doomed to o sad
disar pointment, rs our train was foul
hours behind time. and reached the city
just In time to see the mag oifcent train
containing President Cleveland and
party passing By Us on their way Il
Chicago.
The next day. Wednesday, visited
the St. Louis Exposition, which fol
splendor Ia ahead OF any 1 ever saw
while not on so gra, o scale as oul
Centennial at Pbilsdelphia In 1876, ye
the exhibits wers displayed iu very
attractive styles, more TO please the ey,
than to advertise the goods. Gilmore'l
celebrated band WAS present and CAV;
concerts every afternoon and evening
The exposition, which covers q larR,
square, 10 generally crowded with visi
tors, % many % 30, 900 attending In on,
day. Also attended the Stats Fair
which was In full blast and we'll ut
teuded. 1t has . splendid race track
one mile long, with grand stand ca
Fable Of seAting 10000 persons, anC
was crowded at the time of our visit
The fair ground covers 1877 acres, and 4
very comfortably filled with exhibits
We left st. Louie on our return hom,
at Z 80 p, m. Wednesday, very highly
pleased with our entertainment and re
loeption By every one we met. After {
side trip OF four hours at Louisville
Kentucky, during which we visitet
Cave Rill Cemetery, the exposition
building, now olosec; the fne bridR'
across the Ohio and other points OF IN
terest VIC continued our journey hom,
via the B & o. h. B., reaching VIII
ming'on after very pleasant ride OF
Friday evenin0, Ootober z, having trav
eled since leaving home 8. 100 miles, ,and
still satisfied that for pleasant honl,
to live In Wilmington cannot be ex
celled. DANIEL Ross.